Threat actors move fast. They are agile and shift tactics as opportunities present themselves. When the COVID-19 pandemic changed how we work, threat actors also made a wholesale shift. According to Gartner, “Security and risk management leaders must develop agile programs that manage the challenges of this seismic shift and prepare for the next major disruption.” Intelligent organizations understand security should not be a reactive pursuit, but an adaptive, ever-changing function. You cannot predict every cybersecurity attack, but you can prepare.
Read this Gartner research note to learn how the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic can help you plan for a more agile, cybersecurity program in the future.
Gartner, “Implement an Agile Cybersecurity Program: Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic” Analyst(s): Tom Scholtz, Richard Addiscott, Sam Olyaeity